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Acclaimed Turkish writer Yasar Kemal has died, aged 92. Kemal, considered one of the country's most influential literary icons, passed away on Saturday (28Feb15) in Istanbul after suffering respiratory and organ failure.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has paid tribute to Kemal in a statement which reads, "Kemal had the ability to maintain his dissident attitude and express the truth without holding back at times when speaking the truth was hard. I feel sorrow... at the loss of the great writer and artist".
He published his first book, Ballads, in 1943, and followed the novel up with a collection of short stories in 1950.
However, he first earned acclaim in 1955 for his book Memed, My Hawk, the story of a young boy who takes a stand against injustices suffered by villagers, which became a success all around the world and was published in 40 languages. The book was adapted for the big screen, and eight of his other novels were also made into films.
In the mid-1990s, Kemal was handed a 20-month prison sentence for writing an article criticising racism against minorities in Turkey, and during this time, he became Turkey's first nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa has accused his estranged wife Amber Rose of deliberately sabotaging his birthday plans for their son on Saturday (21Feb15) by failing to show up with the boy. The Black and Yellow hitmaker took to Twitter.com to voice his displeasure with the situation, which prevented their baby Sebastian, aka Bash, enjoying the pirate-themed party the hip-hop star had organised for his kid's second birthday.
Early on Saturday, an excited Khalifa tweeted, "we bout to party super hard for my young prince. #BashDay (sic)", but he returned to the site hours later to share a number of sad images of the cake and presents that had been left untouched after his boy's no-show.
One caption simply stated, "Only thing missing was bash."
Khalifa then took aim at Rose, without mentioning her by name, by lamenting, "ive (sic) never voiced my true unhappiness out of fear of the person I was with and what she would do to make me more unhappy of (if) anyone knew."
He continued to champion fathers' rights, and admitted he just needs "some help" as he fights over custody of his boy, tweeting, "standing up for all fathers who need, deserve, or can't find help. as a man, and a dad you'll feel like, 'I got this.' but who got us?"
He added, "very greatful (sic) for my amazing support system right now. especially my mom and dad. this is tough for them too. they raised me normal (sic) and want the same for my son without the evil that fame brings."
The rapper went on to clear up rumours suggesting his infidelity led to his split from Rose last year (14), insisting her claims are not true.
He wrote, "anyone who really knows me knows that I never cheated on amber... i feel like its (sic) my responsibility to make sure you have the truth and aren't misguided so we can all move like bosses."
The model has yet to respond to the allegations. The dispute between the estranged couple isn't the only feud Rose has become involved in - she has also been trading barbs online with her ex-boyfriend Kanye West and his sister-in-law Khloe Kardashian after publicly calling out rapper Tyga, 25, for leaving her good friend Blac Chyna and reportedly romancing the Kardashians' 17-year-old half-sister, Kylie Jenner.

Parks And Recreation executive producer Harris Wittels died on Thursday (19Feb15) after a suspected drug overdose. The comedian's body was found by his assistant at his Los Angeles home. The official cause of death is not yet known, but the Los Angeles Police Department confirms to Entertainment Weekly it appears to have been an overdose.
Wittels, 30, was also a writer and guest star on the hit comedy, which is set for its series finale in the U.S. on Tuesday (24Feb15).
The night before he died (18Feb15), Wittels performed a stand-up act at The Meltdown comedy theatre in Hollywood, where he talked about being clean and sober, following his battles with drug addition and two-time stint in rehab.
In addition to his work on Parks and Recreation, he also produced and wrote for The Sarah Silverman Program and Danny McBride comedy Eastbound and Down.
Comedienne Silverman led the tributes to Wittels on Twitter.com, writing, "He was my baby. I just keep thinking of superman flying backwards around the earth. I wish I could do that. I'm so mad at you Harris. You should know that Harris was brilliant beyond compare. That his imagination was without limit. That he loved comedy more than anything.
"That his heart was big and he FELT hard. That he was someone who would reach out to tell you he was thinking of you for no particular reason. That he was honest even if it was gonna p**s u off or make him look s**tty. He told the truth. Even when it was ugly. Even when he lied."
Parks co-star Billy Eichner also paid homage to Wittels and wrote, "Don't know what to say. Harris Wittels was a fantastic writer I had the pleasure to work with at Parks and Rec. So so sad. RIP Harris."
Comedian Joe Mande, who also served as a writer at Parks and Recreation and met Wittels while attending Emerson College in Boston together, noted that the outpouring of condolences wouldn't exactly have pleased his close friend.
He wrote, "I met Harris in 2002 & sought his approval ever since. He was the most effortlessly funny person I've ever known. He'd hate all these tweets."

Mellie (Bellamy Young) is probably the most interesting character on Scandal. Okay, before you start hating me let me give you some reasons for this. The fictional First Lady has been through so much in her personal life and professional life that you can't help but root for her as much as Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), if not more. That's right, I said it! Here are 10 reasons why we root for Mrs. Mellie Grant.
1. Unlike Fitz who resents being President, all she wants is a chance to prove herself.
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2. Her sarcasm about stupid, sexist etiquette is amazing.
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3. She speaks so much truth on how our country treats the First Lady position.
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4. Her breaking down after having to make an appearance after her son's death was heartbreaking.
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5. Her husband's affair is a constant reminder that she hasn't found "the one" yet. How hard must that be?
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6. She deserves something good after picking up Fitz so many times.
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7. And after all that Fitz's father put her through...
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8. When she doesn't care she really commits and it's funny.
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9. She pushes her own needs aside to better her husband's presidency.
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10. We can see ourselves hanging out and having some chicken with Mellie. Olivia is not about getting her white outfits dirty.
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Why do you root for Mellie? Tweet us your answers to the Twitter handles below!
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Two long years after Breaking Bad ended, we've finally returned to the meth-filled landscape of New Mexico. Before we actually arrive in the pre-Heisenberg era Albuquerque, we catch up with Saul Goodman in the present, working at a Cinnabon in Nebraska. Shot in black and white, the opening of the highly anticipated series shows Goodman in a subdued, yet still extremely paranoid state. He returns home, fixes a drink, and turns off the weather report (more snow, just like Walter White himself would have heard while he was in hiding) to watch old commercials for his law firm.
Cut to 2002, where Saul Goodman, going by his real name, Jimmy McGill, is defending three teenagers accused of necrophilia. McGill reasons that this is a simple case of boys being boys, and that technically nobody got hurt. The prosecutor's response is to simply play the tape the teens filmed themselves, of them sawing off a cadaver's head before engaging in sex acts with it. This is the sort of defense (and use of the word "technically") only Saul Goodman would try. Of course, the three teens end up in jail.
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After posing as his own secretary and engaging in an embarrassing-to-watch altercation with the parking lot attendant (Mike Ehrmantraut!), he tries desperately to convince the Kettlemans, suspected of embezzling $1.6 million, to use him as their legal representative. They're not entirely convinced, asking to sleep on it, and in a last-ditch effort to sway them, McGill orders a "classy," expensive-looking-but-cheap flower arrangement for them while driving, only to crash into a skateboarder. The skateboarders are trying to hustle him, and in a very "don't hustle the hustler" moment, McGill gets rid of them.
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He then returns to his office, possibly the only workplace sketchier than the one we met him in on Breaking Bad, in the back of a nail salon. He finds a check for $26,000 amidst a pile of overdue bills in his mail, which he promptly rips up. We next see him storming obnoxiously into a real law office, where he insists with the partners to cash out his brother, Chuck, who he's convinced will not be returning to the firm. After his unsuccessful meeting with the partners, he leaves the building, dejected, only to discover the Kettlemans meeting with the partners.
Agitated, Jimmy heads to his brother's, checking his watch and cell phone in the mailbox before walking into the house and grounding himself (his brother believes he has electromagnetic hypersensitivity). He argues with Chuck about the buyout, ultimately losing that argument as well. Chuck then suggests Jimmy changes the name of his practice, to avoid confusion with his law firm.
McGill then tracks down the skateboarding scammers, relaying the story of his days known as Slippin' Jimmy, where he would slip and fall to get easy money. He convinces them to con Betsy Kettleman, showing them her car and an intersection she'll drive through at a specific time, to both earn some money for himself and the skaters, but also to screw over the Kettlemans. For the first time all episode, we see that something works for Jimmy, and the car hits the skaters just as planned.
Since nothing ever actually goes as planned for this guy, the car takes off after hitting the skater. They follow the driver to a house, where, instead of Betsy Kettleman exiting the car, it's an elderly Hispanic woman. Having just talked to Jimmy, they know they can earn more money from her since she's just committed a felony, and they begin to harass her despite an obvious language barrier. She goes inside to get "mijo." Mijo is none other than Tuco Salamanca, future enemy of Walt and Jesse, which we learn moments later as Jimmy arrives and Tuco pulls him into the house at gunpoint.
The next episode shows that Tuco's distraught abuelita explains to her grandson what happened, while the skateboarders shout over her to Tuco that there would be problems unless they received money. At one point, they refer to Tuco's dear novella-loving abuelita as a "biznatch," which is a really catastrophic mistake to make when dealing with a member of the Salamanca family. Tuco calms his grandmother upstairs and insists she watch her television show (loudly) while he deals with the situation.
He handles the situation the way any unhinged person would respond to their grandmother being called a "biznatch" -- he bashes their faces in with his grandmother's cane. His abuelita comes to check on things, only to find Tuco cleaning the carpet, where he spilled some "salsa." His grandmother, whose main concern is of course the stain setting on her carpet, insists he uses club soda. After assuring her he would and getting her to return to her novella, he makes a call, asking someone to come over with a van. And that's when Jimmy knocks on the door.
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McGill convinces Tuco that this was all, more or less, a misunderstanding, and pleas for the skaters to be spared, if they haven't already been killed. Tuco leads him at gunpoint into the garage, handing James a knife and allowing him to cut them free. As soon as he removes one's gag, the skater outs McGill's whole story, leading them all into the desert where so many will one day lose their lives on Breaking Bad.
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Once in the desert, Tuco and his men standing over him, James McGill tries to explain that this was all a misunderstanding; he's a lawyer trying to scam some embezzlers in order to gain their business. Unconvinced, Tuco takes a pair of wirecutters to Jimmy's fingers until he ultimately lies and tells them he's an FBI agent. Upon even more interrogation, he reverts back to the truth, explaining that he's a lawyer, and is finally freed, because it's not a good idea to get on a lawyer's bad side in the meth business.
Once freed, he is about to leave the desert unscathed, but decides to try to save the lives of the skate-scammers since, really, it's his fault they're here in the first place. McGill fabricates a story in true Saul style about their hard-working arthritic mother who would be crushed if her sons died. After some more negotiating, Tuco agrees to only break one leg each.
After then going on a date (in a silent, soundtrack-over-sound scene featuring mostly breadsticks and lipstick-covered straws, the only low point of the two-part premiere), Jimmy returns to his brother's house without grounding himself or removing his cell phone. When he wakes up, Chuck is covered in a space blanket, and he realizes that Chuck has seen the bill for the skaters' hospital visit. He assures him that he's not going back to Slippin' Jimmy days.
Enter another somewhat-weak montage of his everyday life in the courts as a public defender. Then, we see James in his nail salon office, where he's visited by his first client to see him there, Nacho, one of Tuco's "business associates." Nacho is looking to find the $1.6 million the Kettlemans embezzled, and offers McGill a 10% finders fee for helping him. McGill refuses, but Nacho leaves his number and reminds McGill that if he speaks to anyone about this conversation, he'll be killed.
The episodes bring back the glory of the Breaking Bad days without being cheesy or overly nostalgic; there are thrills, laughs, twists, and overall, a strong premise. Saul/Jimmy's willingness to just about anything to establish himself professionally holds promise, especially since we know he doesn't work with the most reputable people. The true highlight is by far the return of Tuco Salamanca, all at once terrifying and hilarious, rejoicing in becoming the "Kingbreaker," cleaning up "salsa" stains, yet also filled with glee as he makes someone's leg bend the wrong way.

Actress Patricia Arquette is convinced last year's (14) Sony hacking scandal exposed inequalities in Hollywood and proved female stars are still not treated the same as their male counterparts. In November (14), a group of activists infiltrated the Sony Pictures database and leaked private emails, movie scripts, salaries, and stars' personal information on the Internet.
The hacking revealed Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence was paid considerably less than her male co-stars in American Hustle, and Boyhood star Arquette hopes the expose will prompt movie bosses to close the gender pay gap in the movie industry.
She tells Britain's The Guardian newspaper, "Women in America, we act like we have equality when the truth is we don't. With the Sony hack, it was recognised that those actresses worked every bit as hard, they were just as valuable commodities, they had won awards, they had huge followings and big audiences yet Jennifer (Lawrence) was paid less than the men?
"You could argue that it's like that across the board. Wage difference between men and women is real. It's not just Hollywood: women judges, doctors, lawyers make less than men. The world is sexist."

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Praise the Lord, #TGIT is back! To prepare, we spoke with Scandal's Tony Goldwyn, A.K.A. President Fitzgerald Grant, about what it's like portraying the President of the United States of America, where Fitz is at emotionally after the loss of his son, and of course, we discussed Olivia Pope.
We’re curious, do people have a hard time differentiating you as an actor because you play such an huge figure on TV as President Grant? Have fans ever called you the President?
I’m not sure if it has to do with being the President. I guess I do get a certain type of respect that I wouldn’t get if it was just me. People seem to get a real kick out of that. People tend to call me “The President” a lot.
What do you have to do to get into the mentality of such as powerful character?
Now it’s pretty natural because I’ve been doing it for a while. But in the first and second season, the thing I had to remind myself all the time, the degree of pressure the president is always under, every single second of every single day, there is so much stress, and so much weighing on every single moment. You have to have a sort of grace under that pressure. That kind of informs everything and to find grace under that pressure and a way of being cool in the face of that. The stakes were always really high and once I internalized that, it was extremely helpful.
Where would you say Fitz is at emotionally/mentally over the loss of his oldest son Jerry?
Oh god, the loss of his son Jerry almost killed him. Then there was the loss of Olivia that happened at the end of last season. But then Olivia returned and even though they’re not together, she’s back in his life in a way. But there’s hope, as he discovered. But the death of Jerry focused Fitz in a way that he’s determined. When he then lost Olivia, he was lost and utterly destroyed inside, but he was determined to be as effective a president as he can be. Now Olivia’s back and, as of the last episode in the mid-season finale, which I directed, Olivia’s been kidnapped. Fitz is being blackmailed now, that if he doesn’t go into this war in West Angola, that she will be killed and he’ll never see her again. Now Fitz has a terrible problem, because that completely undermines everything he intended to do in the wake of his son’s death to honor that memory and his job. But also the loss of Olivia is something that he can’t tolerate because he’s so desperately in love with her and so dependent on her.
How far do you think he would go to save Olivia?
I don’t know. We’ll have to see where everything goes, I can’t give any spoilers. But it’s sort of an existential crisis for Fitz. He has a responsibility to his job, the country, and everything he sees himself being about. But at the same time Olivia means more to him than anything in the world. It’s just an impossible quantity of situations.
Can you explain what it’s like to portray that relationship? What Olivia and Fitz have is nothing like anything else on TV.
You know what it is, these two people connect on a very, very deep level – emotionally, sexually, intellectually – everything. And at the same time, it’s an impossible relationship. The circumstances of their lives make it impossible. They keep making it more impossible. But it’s one of those relationships, that no matter what happens, once they’re in proximity of each other, all bets are off. They can’t deny the connection that they have. They can be enraged with each other, whatever their opinions are of what they should think; it just evaporates when they’re in each other’s presence. It’s an undeniable baseline reality of who they are to each other. It’s a very extreme kind of thing that happens.
Do you think there is something very specific about that relationship that has so many fans rooting for them, despite the fact that Fitz is married?
Well look, Fitz and Olivia it’s not just any infidelity. The truth is, yes they had an affair but you know Fitz has been in a very dysfunctional marriage and has stood up forthrightly and asked his wife for a divorce. He told Olivia he was leaving his wife. He said to Olivia 2 years ago, “I’m done, I’m choosing you.” He’s not some man who just wont leave his wife. He’s tried everything to be with the woman he loves, and Olivia, in collusion with Mellie, has blocked it. She’s forced him to wait. I know people have an issue with the infidelity but it’s not like his wife doesn’t know and he hasn’t been honest about it. And for that, I have no moral judgment about that as far as Fitz, he’s not trying to have his cake and eat it too. He’s transgressed and sinned, but so has Mellie and so has Olivia, they’re all human.
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What’s different about Olivia’s relationship with Jake versus Fitz?
I think that Jake and Olivia’s relationship is one thing, but Fitz and Olivia, I believe separate from these insane circumstances of him being the President and all the pressures that come to bear and all of Olivia’s fears about intimacy and giving herself over to someone. I think Fitz believes and I believe, in his advocacy, that if she would do what he said, they would be able to begin something substantial and powerful. They could have a family together. Hell, they’re not going to move to Vermont and he’s not going to be the mayor, that’s a fantasy but they could, as a couple, build a life together and it would be so much more powerful than they are separate. They could have a very ideal relationship, I believe. I think her relationship with Jake is something different. It’s an escape for all that. Maybe they would have a successful relationship. I do believe Olivia loves both men. But I also think that she and Fitz have a very deep connection on so many levels, professionally, and in so many ways. I think there is more heft to it.. Then there is their chemistry, while she and Jake have good chemistry, Fitz and Olivia have a chemistry that is so beyond a sexual connection, it’s that plus so much else.
Do you think that’s what fans really see? When Fitz and Olivia are in a room together, it’s very obvious their feelings and emotions for each other.
It’s super charged. They see each other and know each other in a deep, almost historic way. That was Fitz’s big point in the past, “you know me,” they connect and see the best of each other. They see the true person. I think Jake and Olivia, in a relationship, would be creating a whole new thing. They’d be leaving their life and running away and it would be a whole big thing. Maybe they can start all over and Jake can leave behind his life and start with Olivia. I think with Fitz and Olivia, they could work, if they make their way through his gauntlet. They’ve always known where they’ve been. We don’t know Jake’s past. He’s a mystery figure. He’s been a soldier his whole life. And then a B613 operative.
Switching to Fitz’s other relationship, can you tell us if you think things between Fitz and Mellie will ever recover, not the marriage but just as Fitz and Mellie, after all that’s happened, Jerry’s death on top of it all?
I think it goes back and forth with Mellie. I don’t see Mellie and Fitz recovering their romantic relationship, ever. But at the same time, as much as Fitz was disgusted and offended and to his core just cut Mellie off, when she sort of betrayed him, he still understands Mellie. He knows that’s not who Mellie really is. That’s not who the true Mellie is. That’s the desperate, damaged, wounded Mellie. He’s got the love-hate relationship with Mellie. He has real contempt for what Mellie stands for, but he has intense guilt over his neglect of Mellie. His father raped his wife and he’s got all this guilt. He’s got this complicated thing. But at the same time he respects and loves and admires Mellie for all of her best qualities and he’s also not willing to give up on that. Like so many marriages, it keeps flipping from one to the other, but they have a partnership there. They have a mutual kind of respect in some way. They both know each other’s attributes as each other’s failings.
You directed that crazy mid-season finale. Can we look forward to you directing any more episodes in this season?
No sadly, I don’t have any more for this season.
What was it like directing yourself and then your co-workers, given you’ve been working with them so much and you’re so invested in this storyline?
It’s such an experience to work from inside of it. It’s also a great privilege to be able to work with all these great actors in a different way than when I am acting with them. It’s exciting for all of us. I get to work with people I don’t usually have scenes with, like Guillermo (Huck) and Katie (Quinn), who I don’t ever act with much on screen if at all. It’s wonderful. It’s a great experience.
So, can you give us an unbiased response on whether you’re Team Jake or Team Fitz?
I endorse God fully, but I have to admit that I’m Team Fitz. I say that with full appreciation of the Jake-Olivia relationship. But I think for me, that’s a fantasy relationship, at least now, its not grounded in anything real, it’s an erotically charged escape relationship for both of those people. I think Fitz and Olivia is a relationship based on two people who could be the answer for each other, they may never find their way there, but it’s very real and the facts are established in reality.
Scandal returns to ABC Thursday, January 29th at 9 P.M.

Lady Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery) might seem to be easy to peg at first. She's rich and the only problem she used to have was finding a husband, but she crossed that off her checklist. But as time goes on we see Lady Mary becoming more and more progressive and therefore more complicated. Do you think you're anything like this leading lady? Here are 10 signs to find out!
1. You're not much of a cook. You've always had people do that for you.
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2. You have a reputation of being hard.
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3. You make it hard for possible love interests to get to know you.
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4. You're the one who usually voices the uncomfortable truth to others.
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5. Your routine of getting presentable is quite detailed and you may constantly need help doing it.
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6. You're the oldest so there is a lot more expected of you.
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7. You've stopped caring about other people think.
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8. You have mastered the eye roll.
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9. People may assume you're too prissy for sport, but you're not.
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10. You don't always have the best of luck, especially when it comes to love.
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Wrestler Mark Schultz has apologised to filmmaker Bennett Miller after attacking the director over his portrayal of the Olympian and his brother in new movie Foxcatcher. Schultz hit headlines over the holidays when he took aim at Miller in a series of angry tweets about the movie.
The wrestling champion, who is portrayed by Channing Tatum in the film, revealed the director had refused to axe scenes that suggested he and manager John du Pont, played by Steve Carell, were intimate, stating, "I told Bennett Miller to cut that scene out and he said it was to give the audience the feeling that du Pont was encroaching on your privacy and personal space. It wasn't explicit so I didn't have a problem with it. Then after reading 3 or 4 reviews interpreting it sexually, and jeopardizing my legacy, they need to have a press conference to clear the air, or I will."
He ended his tirade by stating, "YOU CROSSED THE LINE MILLER. WE'RE DONE. YOU'RE (sic) CAREER IS OVER. YOU THINK I CAN'T DO IT. WATCH ME... YOU THINK I'M GOING TO SIT BACK AND WATCH YOU DESTROY MY NAME AND REPUTATION... YOU AINT' SEEN NOTHING YET DUDE... I CAN TOLERATE A LOT OF THINGS BUT I DON'T TOLERATE DISRESPECT. WE'RE DONE BENNETT."
Schultz, who was a consultant on the movie, was quick to apologise for his social media outburst, writing, "I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand. I will gladly go to any lengths to protect and safeguard the integrity and truth of my story, my life, my character and my legacy. If that's not worth fighting over while I'm still alive, I don't know what is."
The wrestler has now publicly apologised directly to Miller, insisting he was "temporarily insane" when he made the remarks about the Oscar-nominated drama, which also stars Mark Ruffalo.
Schultz tweets, "#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it. I love my interpretation and will ignore the haters. I'm never getting mad...
"I think the problem I had was the context of the movie. It's what happened was so hard. My brother's murder. My career ruined. I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett. I should have followed God, not man.
"I apologize to you before the world Bennett. I'm sorry. I was temporarily insane."

Mariah Carey's estranged sister has written an open letter to the superstar in a desperate bid to end their long feud and reconcile. Alison Carey, a former prostitute who is HIV positive, has had little contact with her famous sibling since they fell out in 1994.
The 53 year old reveals she last spoke to the Hero hitmaker in 2010, when the singer arranged to treat Alison's son and daughter to a dessert date in New York City, but they have not been in touch since.
Alison appealed to the musician to end the family stand-off in 2012, and now she is trying her luck once more by opening up to America's Star magazine.
In a candid new interview, Alison, who has taken up work as a cleaner, admits she and her now-teenage kids are facing eviction from their home after falling behind on rent, but she insists she doesn't want to reconnect with Mariah for her money.
She says, "I want her to love me again. I want her to just be my sister again."
Sharing her open letter with the publication, she writes to the superstar, "It's hard not having you in my life. You're irreplaceable. Not just because you're Mariah Carey, but because you're my baby sister, the only one I'll ever have. Yes, I could use your help, but outside of making a better life for my children, I'm not in this for what I can get. And I would be one of the few people that you could count on to tell you the truth, which is what I've always done for you. You need someone you could trust."
She adds: "I just wish that we could let the past be the past and start over from here. I've done things that are wrong, but let me show you who I am today - who I can be for you, Mariah, as a sister."